The natural resources trap  private investment without public commitment 

 - Cambridge  MIT Press  2010 
 - xiv, 519 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/> Volatility in commodity prices has been accompanied by perpetual renegotiation of contracts between private investors in natural resource production and the governments of states with mineral and energy wealth. When prices skyrocket, governments want a larger share of revenues, sometimes to the point of nationalization or expropriation; when prices fall, larger state participation becomes a burden and the private sector is called back in. Recent and newsworthy changes in the price of oil (which fell from an all-time high of  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262013796 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural resources -Government policy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.7NAT